Pure Happiness, Maui part 3
This one is mostly pictures, I did not keep a written journal during my 3 weeks at 3rd Day Nursery, the experience was always intrinsically rewarding and living life in the present was an utmost priority. It felt good, and to live with all those random wonderful people, it was pure bliss, I will forever have a spot in my heart for Maui.
Many rainbows in Kula
I spent one more week at the goat farm before finding a spot
at 3rd day nursery. At this point I was well on my way to turning
this Hawaii backpacking adventure into a wwoofing adventure, but take life as
it comes there’s no reason to shape it and have expectations. Maui gave me a
glow of happiness that I still haven’t been able to comeback from, my heart is
overflowing with joy and I was re-energized to the capacity of a kid running
around barefoot without care in the woods. More on this later as it was evident during my most recent Utah adventure!
The nursery became the ultimate wwoofer experience, 15
people living on 2 acres of land, sharing one community kitchen that had 3
chairs. This would sound horrible to most, but we learned to embrace it, love
it, and have new experiences with each other daily. The nursery is off lower Kula
road so very close to other neighbors, farms, and a few services. I began
running and exploring the neighborhood sometimes alone and others with friends.
We would forage for food on the roadside, avocados, loquats, passion fruit and
random neighbors giving away extra fruit, advice on where to visit, invitations for bbqs or just chat it up. The community was extremely supportive
of wwoofers who were there to help them work the land, thus food was never a
problem if you were humble about it. There was more bananas than 15 people
could consume before going bad, we were making banana pudding, green banana
omelets, and just eating 5-10 bananas a day for snacks, they actually had a
taste unlike the dole type on the mainland. Other than bananas on the farm,
there was a garden in expansion phase but had some produce including plenty of
chayote, which I learned how to add into a lot of dishes. With 15 people it was
easy to create large meals that others could try, I love cooking from local
ingredients and making up dishes as they go, I could easily do this everyday
finding it meditative and very creative. From curry to savory and sweet
pancakes to spring rolls, there was something for everybody, a melting pot of
cultures.
Succulents - bottom lot
banana trees
Succulents - top lot
Banana trees on border, tea trees before
Delicious avocado
Racks of bananas
Community kitchen
Any given morning I would awake at 6am before most others, and find myself either making coffee or helping myself to the remainder of another early riser, there were 5 of us max. I’d go drink my coffee with a book in the garden, a spot I could relax alone until 8am when people started working or the traffic on nearby rode was distracting. Yoga next, and a snack for breakfast, then off to work on my main project of converting an old green-hoop-house into a living quarters. Turned out to be a fun challenge, we had limited materials, tools, and time, the plan molded together as we went. In the end it turned out great, I can’t wait to go back and stay in it, with the best view the property has to offer!! There would always be an afternoon break during work days, have a large lunch and rest below the banana trees or in the community kitchen talking with others who lived on our farm or other farms nearby, there was always someone to talk to. I very rarely found myself alone at the nursery, and when I did those moments were cherished!
Greenhouse to Living Hut project
We ate this orange one evening it was splendid.
These flowers were the coolest i've ever seen, we had bunch in the community kitchen that were gifted to us.
Best view on the property
Fruit bowl, and those funky flowers
Vog - volcano smog from the big island eruptions
Shells and sea glass
Last hour in Maui
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